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   Fossil fuel pollution causes one in 5 premature deaths globally: study   
   Matthew Green, Reuters   
   Fossil fuel pollution causes one in 5 premature deaths globally,   
   suggesting their health impacts "may be far higher than previously thought",   
   according Reuters. The newswire notes that, according to a new study in the   
   journal Environmental Research, China, India, Europe and the northeastern US   
   are among the hardest-hit areas, suffering a disproportionately high share   
   of 8.7m annual deaths attributed to coal, oil and gas. It says the research   
   is the most detailed to date of the impact airborne particulate matter -   
   including dust and smoke from agricultural burns and wildfires - has on   
   people's health, and compares the results to a previous estimate that found   
   4.2m deaths could be attributed to it. The Guardian notes that the   
   death toll "exceeds the combined total of people who die globally each   
   year from smoking tobacco plus those who die of malaria". It also   
   quotes one of the researchers who says they were initially hesitant   
   when they obtained their results "because they are astounding". The   
   Independent says the scientists used a "high-resolution mathematical   
   model" to study global concentrations of the fine particulate matter,   
   known as PM2.5 particles, specifically from fossil fuel burning, as   
   well as a new health risk assessment model to estimate the total   
   number of premature deaths.   
   A separate Independent article reports on new analysis in the Lancet   
   Planetary Health journal that finds tougher action to meet the world's   
   climate goals, particularly shifts towards "climate-friendly" diets   
   that include less meat and dairy, could save mns of lives each   
   year. The news website notes that the results were based on analysis   
   of the current climate plans of 9 countries, which together   
   represent half the world's population and 70% of the greenhouse gas   
   emissions.   
      
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   NASA Awards Contract to Launch Initial Elements for Lunar Outpost   
   NASA, 09 Feb 2021 21:55Z   
   NASA has selected Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) of Hawthorne,   
   California, to provide launch services for the agency's Power and Propulsion   
   ...   
      
   Santa Cruz is seeing more great white sharks. Now researchers know why   
   San Francisco Chronicle, 10 Feb 2021 04:04Z   
   Santa Cruz County didn't used to be a place where you'd see a lot of sharks.   
   The cool but inviting waters of the Monterey Bay have long been the   
   cherished turf ...   
      
   Nearly 175K in Wisconsin complete COVID-19 vaccine series; 7-day average of   
   new cases per day drops below 1K   
   Channel3000.com - WISC-TV3, 09 Feb 2021 21:05Z   
   Madison, Wis. Nearly 175,000 people across Wisconsin have received both   
   doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, according to data from the state Dept of ...   
      
   Face masks to be scrapped in NSW in all but one setting from Fri   
   ABC News, 10 Feb 2021 0:51Z   
   Face masks will no longer be mandatory in hair and beauty salons, places of   
   worship and gaming rooms in Greater Sydney, the Central Coast, Wollongong   
   and the Blue Mountains from 12:01am this Fri.   
      
     Holiday Inn quarantine hotel closes as COVID-19 transmission investigated   
     ABC News, 9 Feb 2021 at 11:02pm   
     Victoria's Chief Health Officer says mist from a medical device used in a   
     Melbourne quarantine hotel could be the source of an "exposure event" that   
     led to 3 people getting infected with coronavirus.   
      
   [Poly Vertix!]   
   Snow, ice, bitter cold: Winter to hit hard this week as polar vortex   
   descends across the nation   
   USA TODAY, 09 Feb 2021 21:10Z   
   A full dose of winter is in store for much of the US this week as a polar   
   vortex oozes its way across the nation and a nasty winter storm develops.   
      
   COVID-19 alert for travellers returning from Melbourne after 3 cases   
   confirmed   
   ABC Morning Briefing, 09 Feb 2021 20:52Z   
   Anyone who visited the Holiday Inn at Melbourne Airport is urged to seek a   
   COVID-19 test and isolate for 14 days, regardless of the result.   
      
     Victorian authorities race to investigate 2 new COVID-19 cases at 'hotbed'   
     quarantine hotel   
     ABC News, 09 Feb 2021 20:53Z   
     An urgent review into cases of suspected transmission of COVID-19 in   
     Victoria's hotel quarantine system is underway, after 3 people linked to   
     the same floor of a hotel tested positive to the virus.   
      
   Hope for stroke victims as clinical trial gets 'magic results', enters   
   second phase   
   ABC Southern Qld, 09 Feb 2021 20:52Z   
   After her son received a "profoundly life-changing" medical treatment,   
   scientist Dr Coralie Graham is a step closer to getting the same treatment   
   approved for others.   
      
   'Half the volume of Sydney Harbour': Bid for massive desert water permit   
   raises doubts   
   ABC News, 09 Feb 2021 21:50Z   
   An application to use 40,000 megalitres of water a year for a major fruit   
   and vegetable project in Central Australia draws concern from stakeholders,   
   with one urging the NT Government to heed the lessons of the Murray-Darling   
   Basin Plan.   
      
   Almost one Australian every minute is asking NBN Co for a fibre internet   
   upgrade, but soon some will get it for free   
   ABC News, 09 Feb 2021 21:49Z   
   Eight 1000 Australians in the past week alone have sought quotes from   
   NBN Co for a fibre upgrade. But waiting longer could mean getting a fibre   
   upgrade for free.   
   [The NBN we were supposed to have in the first place].   
      
   A year into indefinite hotel confinement and sleeping on the floor, detained   
   refugees plea for release   
   ABC News, 09 Feb 2021 22:47Z   
   Reza Golmohammadian says he is succumbing to a sense of hopelessness as he   
   and 14 other refugees remain indefinitely detained in a Darwin hotel. Now, a   
   group of medical professionals concerned at the refugees' "deteriorating   
   health" are calling on the Federal Government for their release.   
      
   The video played at the Trump impeachment trial that left the US Senate in   
   silence   
   ABC News, 09 Feb 2021 23:06Z   
   After the video of the Jan 6 riot finished playing in the Senate chamber,   
   the impeachment manager pointed to the screen and said "that's a high   
   crime and misdemeanour".   
      
   BREAKING (09 Feb): Six Republicans vote against Trump as Senate says   
   impeachment trial can proceed.   
      
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